Boys' name · since 2008
Jakk
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Jakk, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jakk is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Jakk recorded 16 times among boys since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2019.
- #30,753 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jakk ranks #30,753 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,753 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jakk's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jakk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jakk splits its recorded history at 2011: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jakk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2019
- Peak year (2019)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Jakk by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Jakk's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Jakk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jakk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jakk draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.